this summer season
Keep your drains fit and healthy this summer!
This summer, Clean Coasts, in partnership with Uisce Éireann are appealing to all, gym gods, fitness fanatics and cardio kings to Think Before You Pour while preparing your meals. Just like junk food is bad for your body, what you pour down the sink also has hidden impacts. To keep your homes plumbing fit, healthy and free of blockages avoid pouring fats, oils and greases from cooking down the sink, wipe your pots and pans before washing them and use sink strainer to collect food scraps. While you’re here why not take part in our summer giveaway of €500 towards a gym membership of your choice? Scroll to the bottom of the page to enter (before C.O.B. on the 10th of July)!
Wastewater blockages and our environment
When FOGs combine with wipes and other sanitary items that shouldn’t be flushed down the toilet, blockages can form in our homes, businesses, public sewer network and wastewater treatment plants. These blockages can even lead to overflows of sewage that can damage the environment. It’s not just greases from cooking we need to be careful of pouring down the drain. Many products contain fats and oils and should be handled carefully while being disposed of, including gravy and other sauces, food scrapings, mayonnaise and salad dressings, ground coffee and loose tea leaves, ice-cream and dairy products. When and where you can stick, these items in the bin rather than down the sink.
So what can we do to keep our drains fit and healthy?
So what can we do to keep our drains fit and healthy?
Cool, collect, bin
The first step to keeping your drains clear during meal prep this summer is to allow your FOGs from cooking to cool down, collect them in a suitable container (like an egg carton or a glass jar) and stick them in the bin.
Scrape and wipe
Next up, before washing your pates, pots and pans, give them a wipe with some kitchen paper and stick that in the bin too. The idea here is to minimise the amount of grease from cooking going down the drain.
Use a sink strainer
Finally, use a sink strainer if you have one. This collects any small scraps of food that can also contribute to the creation of blockages and even fatberg’s. And that’s it! Three small steps towards being conscientious in the kitchen this summer season and keeping your drains fit and healthy while working on that killer beach body!
Cool, collect, bin
The first step to keeping your drains clear during meal prep this summer is to allow your FOGs from cooking to cool down, collect them in a suitable container (like an egg carton or a glass jar) and stick them in the bin.
Scrape and wipe
Next up, before washing your pates, pots and pans, give them a wipe with some kitchen paper and stick that in the bin too. The idea here is to minimise the amount of grease from cooking going down the drain.
Use a sink strainer
Finally, use a sink strainer if you have one. This collects any small scraps of food that can also contribute to the creation of blockages and even fatberg’s. And that’s it! Three small steps towards being conscientious in the kitchen this summer season and keeping your drains fit and healthy while working on that killer beach body!
Think Before You Flush
Think Before You Pour is part of the Think Before You Flush campaign, it brings the campaign from the bathroom to the kitchen. To learn more about the Think Before You Flush Campaign, head to our homepage below…